Father Orthoduck would like to remind his readers about the glass half-full or glass half-empty saying we have in this culture. It is meant to remind us that sometimes our outlook on a situation can vary depending on our background, etc. It is an old joke about the difference between an optimist and a pessimist. […]
H1N1 declared a national emergency
From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): During the week of October 11-17, 2009, influenza activity continued to increase in the United States as reported in FluView. Flu activity is now widespread in 46 states. Nationwide, visits to doctors for influenza-like-illness are increasing steeply and are now higher than what is seen at […]
On the new generation
From Poor Richard’s Almanac: Each Age of Men new Fashions doth invent; Things which are old, young Men do not esteem: What pleas’d our Fathers, doth not us content; What flourish’d then, we out of fashion deem: And that’s the reason, as I understand, Why Prodigus did sell his Father’s Land. Now if this plaint […]
On the (supposed) hemp conspiracy
Father Orthoduck wishes to complete the post from yesterday and report on the supposed conspiracy to outlaw hemp in the United States back in the 1930’s. Here is how the conspiracy claim goes: In the late 1920’s and 1930’s Henry Ford and other U.S. companies were developing a wide variety of synthetic products from renewable […]
A holy kind of anger
A holy kind of anger. Here is a post by Terry Mattingly, an Orthodox journalist and commentator, that I heartily recommend. I am only allowed to give the link, but do read it.
On hemp and the Founding Fathers of the USA
Father Orthoduck has heard the persistent snickers of people whenever the growing of hemp and the Founding Fathers of the USA is mentioned. Now you may not know what hemp is anymore, but at one time it was a vital crop for any country to grow. Rope was made out of hemp. Canvas for ship […]
New look for the blog
I hope that you like the new look for this blog. It was designed by P12 Media. Please go to their website and give them plenty of business. One of their owners is a frequent reader of the InternetMonk. OK, two questions for you on the new media. Why is a butterfly included? What is […]
Further update on Honduras
Here is the latest update on Honduras from the BBC news. Since Sunday, civil liberties have been suspended by presidential proclamation. All “unauthorized” public meetings have been banned. News media can be temporarily closed down by simple presidential order. Two have been already closed, and they were both critical of the “interim” government, Radio Globo […]
Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy
Pournelle’s Iron Law of Bureaucracy states that in any bureaucratic organization there will be two kinds of people: those who work to further the actual goals of the organization, and those who work for the organization itself. Examples in education would be teachers who work and sacrifice to teach children, vs. union representative who work […]
Some national memories are worth remembering
I am going to take a one day break from talking about marriage because of a memory that struck me. You see, as I am writing this, it has been 10 days since the anniversary of 9/11. But, oddly enough, the memory that came to me was not the memory of the towers. It is […]
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